Camp Leif Ericson is back in session for the summer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A popular camp in Sioux Falls has opened its gates for another summer.
It's opening week at Camp Leif Ericson, where there's always something to do.
'I like biking and I also like going on the river and archery, and I like the horses, I just like everything basically (laugh),' 14-year-old Sophie Sherwood said.
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14-year-old Sophie Sherwood is attending camp for the seventh year.
'It's just really fun and I like meeting a lot of new people, and I come with the same person every year but we always find new friends and talk to new people,' Sherwood said.
Leif Ericson offers camps to boys and girls, ages 4-15, June, July, and into August.
'Our 4- and 5-year-olds do half days and then all of our other campers do two full weeks with full days,' Tepeetonka Leadership Camp director Aspen Taylor said.
Aspen Taylor is in charge of the Tepeetonka Leadership Camp for 14- and 15-year-olds and keeps the older kids busy.
'Everything from BB guns and archery to crafts to horses, the mini-farm, biking, pretty much anything you can think of outdoors is what we have out here,' Taylor said.
She hopes the kids walk away with a meaningful memory of camp.
'I think a lot of kids are on their phones and smart devices all of the time and so having them come out and be able to embrace nature and breathe in air, just have a mutual respect for nature, I think is one of our big things,' Taylor said.
And Sherwood is happy to follow the counselors' lead.
'They're all really nice and you can tell that they choose good people to be counselors because they're all good leaders and they support you, they're like your family basically,' Sherwood said.
There is still time to sign up for camp this summer.
We'll introduce you to the new camp director at Leif Ericson during Thursday night's Eye on KELOLAND.
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